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A Computer Assisted Anesthesia Record Keeper |
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Rapid Record |
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Introduction
I am a practicing anesthesiologist and over the last ten years have developed an automated anesthesia record keeper that runs on any Windows based personal computer (including notebooks). While numerous automated systems have been developed over the last few years, anesthesiologists have been slow to adopt this technology for a variety of reasons:
· Cost · Emphasis on legal aspects · Ease of use
I believe my program addresses these concerns. My main focus throughout development has been to make the task of record keeping easier, faster, neater, and more accurate than the manual record, and at the same time, making sure that the user has complete control over what appears on the final record. Since my program is not written as a billing and quality management tool, and is not networked with the hospital’s information system, the installation and maintenance costs are kept to a minimum. The most likely users would be those smaller hospitals that simply want an automated anesthesia record that is fast, simple, accurate and inexpensive.
I have looked at a number of record keeper programs on the market, and believe that mine is 2 to 3 times faster at entering non-captured data such as drugs, fluids, staff, procedures, and comments. For instance, a single keystroke records the anesthesia start time and enters a predefined patient arrival note. A second keystroke records the name, time, and amount of the user’s preferred IV solution. All of my partners, including those that are computer phobic, use my program despite the fact that it is optional. The program itself is very intuitive and requires minimal training.
The manual version, available on this website, is free and can be used in your operating room in the manual mode. However, the real benefit of automated records is when you have fully automated monitor data acquisition. See “Monitor Interfacing” for information about a free 30 day trial of the fully automated version of Rapid Record. |
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